Synanthedon mesiaeformis

Synanthedon mesiaeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in France, Spain, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Finland, Russia and Asia Minor.^[2] The species prefers solitary trees on meadows, in parks and along streams.

Synanthedon mesiaeformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Synanthedon
Species:	S. mesiaeformis
Binomial name
Synanthedon mesiaeformis (Herrich-Schaffer, 1846)[1]
Synonyms
Sesia mesiaeformis Herrich-Schaffer, 1846 Sesia mesiiformis Staudinger, 1856 Setia masariformis Meigen, 1830 (nec Ochsenheimer, 1808)

The wingspan is 19–31 mm. Adults are on wing from the second half of May to the end of July.^[3]

The larvae feed on Alnus glutinosa.^[4]